Willie Burton Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Edna Dail & Julie Dixon March 2007
Resurveyed by Lillian & Pearl Houston September 2011




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Willie Burton Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Located at the end of Norwood Blanchard Road (SR 1970) just before you get to Deep Bottom Road on the left side up a dirt path Gate locked have to walk 1/10 mile

This is an African American Cemetery



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.78063 N
    77.82205 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Gertrude B. Spearman Mar 29 1916 Dec 8 1999 Willie W. Spearman Jun 25 1915 Jun 2 2006 Hayes Burton Jr Apr 29 1930 Nov 27 1990 W. Hayes Burton Apr 23 1906 Aug 22 2004 Hattie J. Burton Apr 28 1906 Nov 2 1984 Willie A. Burton Dec 19 1913 May 14 1999 FS Willie A. Burton US Army World War II Dec 19 1913 May 14 1999 Adgie W. Burton Oct 2 1924 Oct 3 1984 Ethel Burton Graves May 7 1908 Jan 9 1973 Neal Graves North Carolina PVT US Army World War I Oct 10 1895 Feb 12 1970 Mamie B Whitehead Jun 15 1911 Sep 9 1977 FS Mamie B wife of Johnson Whitehead Jun 15 1911 Sep 9 1977 Bera S. Gibson May 30 1924 Feb 20 2001 James H. Scarborough Apr 1 1921 Aug 1 1996 Neomia S. Pickett Sep 6 1913 Jun 3 1994 Lillie B. Burton Aug 5 1884 Jul 23 1991 Richard Burton 1866 Mar 29 1950 Ward Scarborough Dec 25 1907 Nov 29 1989 Queen Scarborough Apr 30 1911 Apr 20 2007 Willie L. Scarborough Jan 6 1909 Mar 26 1985 MM Unreadable MM Mrs. Carrie B. Brown 1925-1978 MM Mr. (Henry?) Hill James 1938 Dec 10, 1988 age 50 Mable K. Scarborough 1908-1990 Sebron M. Scarborough 1905-1990 Hattie L Dixon Jan 9 1934 Dec 21 2007 Ashley Scarborough Jr Jul 30 1942 Sep 5 1978 Martha L. Scarborough Sep 16 1896 Mar 11 1997 Lenell Scarborough Dec 7 1953 May 23 2009 Charlie McNeal Thomas Jan 4 1943 Sep 2 2004 Robert Thomas Jr Feb 28 1934 May 7 2000 Georgia P. Thomas Nov 4 1939 Nov 26 1999 Evelene Bryant Fillyaw Aug 17 1951 Dec 31 2003 Monroe Bryant Jr Jan 26 1931 Sep 2 1999 FS Monroe Bryant Jr PFC US Army Jan 26 1931 Sep 2 1999 MM Johnnie Mitchel 1948-2006 MM Mrs. Beatrice Middleton 1905-1998 Mary Brown Oct 6 1872 Sep 9 1920 Mary Virginia Taylor Aug 23 1923 Jan 16 1983 Floyetta Bryant Mar 5 1920 Feb 15 1945 James M. Bryant Jan 25 1955 Dec 28 1987 Sylvester Bryant Aug 15 1956 Jun 7 1995 FS Sylvester "Bud" Bryant SPC 4 US Army Aug 15 1956 Jun 7 1995 James Edward Bryant Nov 23 1932 Jul 17 2006 Davis B. Williams Jul 1 1897 Jul 8 2002 Willie Williams Feb 3 1883 Mar 2 1969 James Taylor Mar 1 1935 Sep 27 1996 Barbara A. T. Fennell Dec 3 1950 Nov 12 1982 Double Stone Taylor Richard Jan 24 1947 Feb 3 1974 John W. Nov 17 1896 Feb 15 1953 Erie B. Taylor Jun 18 1915 Jan 28 2007 James M. Bryant Sr Jun 26 1896 Jul 8 1984 Clara A. Bryant Dec 29 1905 Jun 9 1961 Clara B wife of Monroe J. Bryant Dec 29 1905 Jun 9 1961 Cardelia McNeal Nov 13 1912 Apr 11 1951 Sallie Kenon Savage 1879-1949 Nancy A. Judge Reddick daughter of Andrew and Mary Judge Mar 7 1875 Nov 19 1958 Emanuel Spearman Jr PFC US Army Oct 11 1953 Jan 23 2006 Rodolph Spearman Jan 30 1903 Jun 16 1967 Emanuel J Spearman Sr Jul 1 1933 Dec 15 2008 Roosevelt H. James Aug 28 1931 Jun 21 1994 Hettie M. Spearman Nov 1 1912 Aug 23 2002 Donnie Mae Claiborne Jun 10 1905 Apr 8 1996 Roy Henry Judge US Army World War II Jun 30 1920 May 8 2004 Jessie L. Judge Oct 18 1920 Sep 7 1983 Currie M. Jackson Dec 15 1913 Jun 1 1998 Double Stone Judge-James Mattie Teachey Judge May 17 1881 May 20 1974 Connie Teachey James May 7 1883 Jun 25 1997 Rena J. Hall Apr 30 1911 Sep 4 1983 Beatrice Poindexter Nov 21 1949 Apr 13 2008 Junius Hall May 22 1917 Feb 23 1957 Lizzie J. Thomas Jun 10 1916 Jan 14 1996 Marvin W. Grice Nov 26 1914 Jan 21 1958 Stacey James Jul 21 1927 Mar 24 2003 MM Davie R. Faison 1982-2006 Unreadable Stone Unreadable Stone Willie H. Judge Feb 14 1915 May 18 1988 Evelyn Parks Jun 10 1946 Jun 7 1992 Melinda M. Judge Jun 5 19?? Jun 27 19?? stone is broken and years missing Jermaine Kendall Barnes Jul 12 1972 Dec 15 1999 Edroe Teachey PFC US Army Jun 10 1926 Jun 25 1976 Mary S. Teachey Oct 10 1898 Nov 23 1985 John E. Teachey Jun 30 1894 Jan 11 1979 Lillian H Teachey Ma? 20 1901 Feb 14 1979 can't read if May or March Thelma J Brinkly Jul 13 1953 Apr 20 2010 Larvella James Mar 14 1925 Dec 29 1943 Bessie J. Fillyaw Aug 7 1907 Oct 29 2004 MM Donald R Morrisey 1959-2009 Wesley Spearman Aug 1870 Jul 29 1928 MM Juanita B. Robinson 1908-2002 Jimmy Carter Nov 22 1949 Mar 5 2002 MM Sallie Spearman 1928-2007 Triple Stone Spearman Daughter Nancy Ann Apr 25 1963 Nov 24 1999 Father Curtis Sep 8 1929 Mar 12 2004 Mother Sallie Ann Apr 25 1928 Jun 21 2007 Frink Children Anthony 6 Kieona 4 Kawanna 3 Katrell 1 Died Feb 29 1984 Evelyn Farrior Apr 2 1933 Sep 20 2002 No photo: William H. Teachey Mar 20 1901 Feb 14 1979

    Edna Dail Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Edna.

    Lillian K. Houston Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Lillian.

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